Only the contemptible fear contempt.

The love of new acquaintance comes not so much from being weary of what we had before, or from any satisfaction there is in change, as from the distaste we feel in being too little admired by those that know us too well, and the hope of being more admired by those that know us less.

That good disposition which boasts of being most tender is often stifled by the least urging of self-interest.

However rare true love may be, it is less so than true friendship.

When we are unable to find tranquility within ourselves, it is useless to seek it elsewhere.

Men give away nothing so liberally as their advice.

We often pay our debts not because it is only fair that we should, but to make future loans easier.